Moss Rose Color

#8f6d6b

Moss Rose is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #709294
Complementary Color #6b8d8f
Color Shade: mid red (3.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 49.02% (better contrasting with white)
Moss Rose Color Sample
Moss Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8f6d6b

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Moss Rose Color. The Hurricane color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blackberry Mocha (#a58885) for more energetic effect. Try Rocky Mountain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6b8d8f is the best complementary color to Moss Rose. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f6d6b complementary color is Juniper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opium are #8f6b7b and #8f7f6b. Thus found on the left and right of #8f6d6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bazaar and Makara colors as they work well with Moss Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Moss Rose palette consists of #6b7b8f and #6b8f7f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b8d8f). Try Slate Gray and Viridian Green colors in combination with #8f6d6b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #8f6d6b offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moss Rose. Thus Storm Gray and Laurel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Moss Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Juniper, Battleship Gray, and Rum split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f6d6b square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moss Rose tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#6b8d8f) and two others. The Laurel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Strikemaster – 120° from the complementary Juniper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b8f6d and #8f6b8c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8f6d6b is made of 40% red, 30% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Moss Rose has a hue angle of 3.33°, a saturation of 14.4% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f6d6b is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 14.12% yellow and 43.92% black ink.

HEX #8f6d6b
RGB Decimal rgb(143,109,107)
RGB Percentage 40%, 30%, 30%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 14.12, 43.92
HSL hsl(3.33,14.4%,49.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(3.33,25.17%,56.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.2996,13.1808,6.3294)
XYZ xyz(19.4502,17.8385,16.3279)
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